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11 things to do in Boulder County today, March 7

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03/07/2016 06:54:44 AM MST

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The Dairy's 2016 MoPrint (Month of Printmaking) exhibition features Melanie Yazzie's monoprints, which draw upon her rich Diné (Navajo) cultural heritage. Her work follows the Diné dictum "walk in beauty," literally creating beauty and harmony. Her work incorporates personal experiences as well as the events and symbols of Diné culture, all day, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boudler; free; 303-440-7826.

ART

NoBo Art District Group Fine Art Show NoBo Art District is showcasing the fine art of more than 70 members in an annual group show. In one location you'll see everything from bronze sculptures to Monet-inspired impressionistic landscapes; fine art photography to encaustic paintings and more, 9 a.m., First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St., Boulder; Free; 303-523-1117 or noboartdistrict.org.

Holdfast: Seaweeds In A Time of Oceanic Change This installation exhibition explores the beauty and ecology of seaweeds through contemporary art and science. Education is at the heart of this exhibition which explores the critical role seaweeds play in ocean ecosystems during times of environmental change, all day, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; Free; 303-440-7826.

"Fractured Landscapes of the West" by Sangeeta Reddy A series of landscape paintings by Denver-based, Indian-born artist Sangeeta Reddy. The large and small-scale paintings illuminate the striking and complex landscapes of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah through a vast range of colors that fade from dark to light. Her works highlight the sublime nature of these western landscapes, both bizarre and beautiful, and stimulates curiosity concerning the past, present, and future of our environment, all day, BMoCA at Macky, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder; free; bmoca.org.

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FILM

"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" This independent film made a respectable splash in 2015. The story of an awkward high schooler who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer, 7 p.m., Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; $5 suggested donation; stillcellars.com/event/movie-mondays-presents-me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl.

"River of Fundament" Acts 1 through 3 In 2007, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler began a new collaborative project inspired by American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings, set in pharaonic Egypt. The project was conceived as a nontraditional opera with a series of one-time-only live acts performed across the American landscape. The film River of Fundament combines documentation of these three live acts with scenes set in a reconstruction of Norman Mailer's brownstone apartment in Brooklyn Heights, 2-7 p.m., Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $6-$11(speical pricing for all three parts available), 303-444-7328.

THEATER

"Escanaba in Da Moonlight" by Jeff Daniels When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer season at the family's Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady brings with him the infamous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book, 7:30 p.m., Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; $15-$18; cctlouisville.org.

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story